Mower attachment for cars.



E. H. HABICK.

MOWER ATTACHMENT FOR CARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1, 191?.

Patented June 9, 1914.

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2 BEETS- E. H. HABIOK.

MOWER ATTACHMENT FOR ems.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.1,1912.

Patented June 9, 1914.

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avwmmtoz warren sra'rns rafruN'l QFFICE- niiiinnnnoiir HABICK, or EUCLID, MmNEsoTA.

Mow nATTAcHMinir FOR cans.

To all "whom it may concern I ,lleiiit' known that' l, Emmi H; Hanroic, a

-teit'izen of the Uniteljl States, residing at lih iclith inthe cinuity of Polk and State of lrl i'n'nesotu, have invented certain new and useful." improvements in Mower Attachments for-tiers, of which the following is a sptciticutions This iuventinu has relation to mower attaclnnentsespecially adapted to be applied nd cars and which is operated by an mounted upon the ear. By provida car with such an attachment the car may lc "pnsscd along the track of the railway and the cutting apyniratus of the at tachiuent will operate upon grass at the side of the name as the car moves.

Means is provided for raising and l0wering the cutting apparal is and the adjustment of the a iiparatus as indicated may be accoinp'li'shed while the same is in operation or at rest.

For a' full understanding of the invention l'e'ftlft-ult'e is to be had to the following desrription and accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is an end elevation of a car with the attaclnnent applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same with parts broken away; Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of winding drums used in connection with the attiu'hn'icnt. V

thirrcspoiuling and like parts are referred to in the tolhwving description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawings an engine 1., jn'elerahly of the hydrocarbon type is mounted upon a hand car 2. [he cut is of any usual pattern and any means may be provided for propelling the same along a track Bearings 3 are mounted upon the plat form of the car 2 adjacent one edge thereof, and a shaft at is ournaled in the said bean rings A pulley 5 is fixed to one end of the shaft 4 and a pulley. (3 is mounted upon the shaft of the engine '1. A belt 7 is trained around the pulleys 5 and 6 and when the engine is in operation transmits rotary movement from the engine shaft to the shaft 4.

Brackets 8 are attached to the side edge of the platform of the car. A straight arm 9 is pivoted to the foremost bracket 8 and Specification of Letters Patent. l

is adapted to swing vertically. An arin lOis pivoted to the rear bracket 8 and' is adapted to swing vertically. The arm 10 is provided with angularly disposed "end portions and the outer end of the arm 10 is secured to the outer end portion of the-arm 9. The inner portions of the arms 9 and.

10 are parallel with relation to each other.

Bearings 11 are mounted upon the parallel portions of the arms 9 and 10 and a shaft 12 is journuled in the bearings 11. A

sprocket wheel 13 of relatively small dia1neter is fixed to the shaft 12 and a sprocket wheel 14 of relatively large diameter is fixed to the shaft i. A sprocket chain 15 is trained around the sprocket wheels 13 and l-l and is adapted totransmit rotary movement from the shaft at to the shaft 12. A disk 16 is fixed to the forward end of the shaft 12 at a point in advance of thearm 9 and is provided with'an eccent-rically positioned wrist pin 17. A bracket 18 is fixed to the outer end portion of the arm 9 and an inner shoe 19 is pivoted to the outer portion of the arm 9 and the bracket 18. i A

cutter bar 20 is fixed at its inner end to the shoe l9 and carries at its outer end a slice 21. Guard fingers 22 are mounted at the forward edge of the cutter bar 20, and a knife bar 23 is mounted for reciprocatory movement along the forward edge of the out ter bar 20 and through the rear portions of the guard fingers in. the usual manner. pitinan flat is pivotally connected at its inner end to the wrist pin 17 and is pivotally connected at its outer end with the inner end portion of the knife bur 23. 'lherefore it will be seen that as the shaft 12 rotates, the pin 17 will reciprocate the pitnnln 24 which in turn reciprocates the knife bar 23.

A lifting arin is mounted upon the platform of the car 2 in the vicinity of the forward end thereof andv at the side edge thereof. The said arm is upwardly and outwardly inclined with relation to the platform of the car. A standard 26 is mounted upon the platform of the car 2 in the vicinity of the edge thereof opposite that edge at which the arm is mounted. The standard 26 carries winding drums 27 and 28. Any suitable means may be provided for rotating the drums 27 and 28 and for holding the same against rotation.

Pulleys 29 and 30 are mounted at the outer end portion of the arm 25. A cable Patented June 9 191,1 Q uiApplication filedMarch 1,1912. Seria1No.680,996.- p p 31 is arranged to wind upon the drum 27 and is trained over the pulley 29. The outer end portion of the'cable 31 is connected with the shoe'19. A cable 32 is arranged to wind upon] the drum 28 and is trained over the .pulley 30. The outer end of the cable 32 is connected with the shoe 21. Therefore it may be accomplished while the apparatus isin operation or at rest. 'By winding the cable 31 upon the drum 27 the shoe 19 will beraised and the arms 9 and 10 will swing upon their pivotal connections with the brackets 8; Therefore the inner portion of the cutting apparatus may be raised while the said apparatus is in operation or at rest.

By winding both cables 31 and 32 upon the drums 27 and 28 the entire cutting apparatus may be raised without changing the disposition of the cutting apparatus with relation to a horizontal. This .adjustmentmay also beg-accomplished while the apparatus 1s working or at rest.

- Therefore it will be seen that a simple and an effectivemower attachment is provided fora car and that the parts are susceptible of adjustment and movement to enable the apparatus to operate at the side of a track presence of irrespective of the inclination of the. adjacent banks, and also the cutting apparatus may be moved to clear obstructions at the side of the track-as the car moves along the same.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed. as new is: p An apparatus ofthe character described including a wheeled support, a hanger arm pivotally connected to the support at one side edge thereof an arm member rigidly secured to the support and extending upwardly and outwardly beyond that edge thereof to which the hanger arm is connected, pulley wheels journaled at the upper terminal of the second-mentioned arm memher, a cutting'apparatus pivotally connected to the outer terminal of the hanger arm,

operating means for the cutting apparatus, a pair 0 cables one of which is secured to the inner end of the cutting apparatus and the other of which is secured to the outer end-of the cutting'apparatus, said cables being directed through the pulleys of the second-mentioned arm member, and independent operating means mounted on the support for each of the cables, and outer ends ofthe cutting apparatus may be independently raised or lowered.

whereby the inner In testimony whereof Iaifix my signature I two witnesses. EMIL HENO'RY HABIGK. [1 s.] Witnesses: I

J. H. Fun'ron, CLARE GHAPIN. 

